Level Of Inflation Rose In December
The rate of inflation rose in December to 4.6%.
That's up from a rate of 3.9% in the 12 months to December.
The area with the largest price rises in the year to December was in Recreation and Culture, up over 10%.
Restaurants and hotel prices were up 6.6%.
Speaking about the figures, Anthony Dawson from the CSO said, "this was the second consecutive month since September 2021 where the annual growth in the Consumer Price Index was below 5.0%."
